9,000 fewer vulnerable children will receive one-to-one support to help them learn to read and write this year, a drop of 43% on last year, according to figures published by Labour last month. The news comes despite the fact that an analysis of the scheme by the Department of Education showed that the ‘Every Child a Reader’ programme, which includes ‘Reading Recovery’ support, has made a significant difference to the ability of children to read and write.

In a challenging period for the education built environment industry, the sixth Building Schools Exhibition and Conference (BSEC) at London’s ExCeL proved successful and a major destination for education and industry leaders, attracting delegations and decision makers from across the globe, with 49% at director level and above.

As the world today becomes increasingly globally connected, the significance of effective communication cannot be ignored. However, it has recently been reported that schools are experiencing a continual decline in the learning of languages. As the education sector faces a series of ongoing changes, there is growing support from teachers, parents and even government to ensure that the teaching of modern foreign languages (MFL) is once again ignited within schools today. Justin Sycamore, founder of innovative MFL learning application Vocab Express, discusses the importance of ensuring that today’s children do not risk becoming part of a nation lost in translation.